m. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' also -ka-) the dot over a letter representing the anusvāra- (supposed to be connected with śiva- and of great mystical importance)
m. (in dramatic language) the sudden development of a secondary incident (which, like a drop of oil in water, expands and furnishes an important element in the plot) (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' also -ka-)
m. drop; globule; dot, spot; mark of the anusvâra (supposed to be of great mystical import and connected with Siva); zero or cypher; dot made above a letter to cancel an erasure; apparentlyinsignificant incident the effects of which spread like a drop of oil on water (dr.); spot or mark of paint on the body of an elephant; N.: -ka, m. drop; -ki-ta, den. pp. dotted over, covered with drops of (in.).
noun (masculine) name of a man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a warrior tribe (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Āṅgirasa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the author of a Rasapaddhati (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine neuter) (in dram.) the sudden development of a secondary incident (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a coloured mark made on the forehead between the eyebrows (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a detached particle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a drop of water taken as a measure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a mark made by the teeth of a lover on the lips of his mistress (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular mark like a dot made in cauterizing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a pearl (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a spot or mark of coloured paint on the body of an elephant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a zero or cypher (in manuscripts put over an erased word to show that it ought not to be erased "stet") (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dot (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
drop (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
globule (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
spot (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the dot over a letter representing the Anusvāra (supposed to be connected with Śiva and of great mystical importance) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a flaw in a jewel Frequency rank 1282/72933
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